# branda
## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈbɾan.də]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈbɾan.da]

### Verb

branda
* inflection of brandar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Faroese
### Verb

branda (third person singular past indicative brandaði, third person plural past indicative brandað, supine brandað)
* (poetic, kvæði) to shine (the sun)
    sól tók fagurt at brandathe sun began to shine beautifully

#### Conjugation
## Galician
### Verb

branda
* inflection of brandir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpranta/
* Rhymes: -anta

### Etymology 1
#### Noun

branda f (genitive singular bröndu, nominative plural bröndur)
* small trout

##### Declension
### Etymology 2
#### Noun

branda
* indefinite accusative/genitive plural of brandur

## Irish
### Alternative forms

* brannda (obsolete)

### Pronunciation

* (Munster) IPA: /ˈbˠɾˠɑun̪ˠd̪ˠə/
* (Connacht, Ulster) IPA: /ˈbˠɾˠan̪ˠd̪ˠə/
* (Aran) IPA: /ˈbˠɾˠæn̪ˠd̪ˠə/

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English brand.

#### Noun

branda m (genitive singular branda, nominative plural brandaí)
* brand

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
branda
brandaí
vocative
a bhranda
a bhrandaí
genitive
branda
brandaí
dative
branda
brandaí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an branda
na brandaí
genitive
an bhranda
na mbrandaí
dative
leis an mbranda don bhranda
leis na brandaí :

##### Derived terms

* branda tí (“house brand”)
* ainm branda (“brand name”)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English brandy.

#### Noun

branda m (genitive singular branda, nominative plural brandaí)
* brandy

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
branda
brandaí
vocative
a bhranda
a bhrandaí
genitive
branda
brandaí
dative
branda
brandaí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an branda
na brandaí
genitive
an bhranda
na mbrandaí
dative
leis an mbranda don bhranda
leis na brandaí :

##### Derived terms

* im branda (“brandy butter”)

### Etymology 3

See branra.

#### Noun

branda m (genitive singular branda, nominative plural brandaí)
* Alternative form of branra (“supporting bar; rest, support; tripod; gridiron; (penal) stocks; partly submerged reef”)

##### Declension

bare forms
case
singular
plural
nominative
branda
brandaí
vocative
a bhranda
a bhrandaí
genitive
branda
brandaí
dative
branda
brandaí
forms with the definite article
case
singular
plural
nominative
an branda
na brandaí
genitive
an bhranda
na mbrandaí
dative
leis an mbranda don bhranda
leis na brandaí :

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* Finck, F. N. (1899) Die araner mundart [The Aran Dialect] (in German), volume II, Marburg: Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 50
* de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “branda”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
* “branda”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2025
* Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “branda”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
* Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 16

## Italian
### Noun

branda f (plural brande)
* camp bed, cot
* hammock

## Kabuverdianu
### Alternative forms

* brandá (Barlavento)

### Etymology

From Portuguese abrandar.

### Verb

branda
* (Sotavento) to calm
    Synonyms: (Sotavento) kalma, (Barlavento) sosegá

### References

* Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN
* Veiga, Manuel (2012) Dicionário Caboverdiano-Português, Instituto da Biblioteca Nacional e do Livro

## Old Norse
### Noun

branda
* accusative/genitive plural of brandr

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɐ̃dɐ

#### Adjective

branda
* feminine singular of brando

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

branda
* inflection of brandir:
** first/third-person singular present subjunctive
** third-person singular imperative

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish برانده (buranda, “a sailor's hammock”), from Italian branda. Cognates with Greek μπράντα (bránta).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɾan.da/
* Hyphenation: bran‧da

### Noun

branda (definite accusative brandayı, plural brandalar)
* (nautical) Thick, waterproof cloth used on ships; canvas, boat canvas.
* (nautical) A hammock for sailors and ship crew to sleep in.

#### Derived terms

* branda bezi

### References

* ↑ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “branda”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

### Further reading

* “branda”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “branda”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 679